Jorgensen Claudia, Wright Michael
Behavioral Science Department, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah, 84058.
Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA 95818.
J Undergrad Neurosci Educ. 2022 Oct 1;20(3):A387-A390. doi: 10.59390/IVWG3242. eCollection 2022 Spring.
Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education was facing pressure both to modify traditional instruction practices to more learner-centered instruction and to meet the increased demand for flexible instruction (including hybrid and online). These pressures have increased the need for high quality, engaging content for instruction across all modalities (including in-person, hybrid, and online). To address this need of neuroscience educators, we developed the FUN Exchange, an online repository that is accessible to educators without a paid membership and that is endorsed by the Faculty of Undergraduate Neuroscience organization. Furthermore, the resource is community-driven, allowing educators to contribute and vet submissions to the Exchange. Hosted on AirTable, there are currently more than 475 resources available that are organized by resource type ranging from Class Activities to Simulation Exercises and that can be searched by subject area as well as key words. We believe the FUN Exchange can be a one-stop shop for educators interested in high-quality neuroscience teaching resources useful for all teaching modalities-in-person, hybrid, and online.
甚至在新冠疫情大流行之前,高等教育就面临着双重压力:既要将传统教学方法转变为更以学习者为中心的教学方式,又要满足对灵活教学(包括混合式和在线教学)日益增长的需求。这些压力增加了对各种教学模式(包括面授、混合式和在线教学)中高质量、引人入胜的教学内容的需求。为了满足神经科学教育工作者的这一需求,我们开发了“趣味交流平台”(FUN Exchange),这是一个在线资源库,教育工作者无需付费会员即可访问,并且得到了本科神经科学组织教师的认可。此外,该资源由社区驱动,允许教育工作者对提交到交流平台的内容进行贡献和审核。该平台托管在AirTable上,目前有超过475种资源,这些资源按资源类型分类,从课堂活动到模拟练习不等,可以按学科领域以及关键词进行搜索。我们相信,“趣味交流平台”可以成为对高质量神经科学教学资源感兴趣的教育工作者的一站式平台,这些资源适用于所有教学模式——面授、混合式和在线教学。